PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Judge (ranked 1547 p4p, 2405 weight class) and Jonathan Liddell (ranked 88 p4p, 148 weight class). Judge comes to the ring accompanied by The Game- Disturbed. Ricky Judge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan Liddell's chin.

Judge
vs
Liddell

167 cm
27
146
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
147
4 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Judge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell digs a good body shot into Judge's ribs.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Judge works the jab nicely.

Liddell clinches with his opponent.
Judge is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Liddell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Liddell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judge is working for takedown but Liddell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Judge misses with a punch to the body.

Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Judge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Judge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Judge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judge keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judge moves away.
Judge just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liddell gets a clinch.
Judge is trying to drag Liddell to the mat but Liddell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Judge has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Liddell stops a takedown attempt from Judge.
Judge is looking for a takedown.

Judge gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Judge tries to pass.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Judge isn't so interested in that idea.
Judge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Judge tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Judge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Liddell enables Judge to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Liddell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Judge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Judge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liddell is keeping the position for now.
Liddell trying to keep a closed guard but Judge is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.

Judge drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Liddell dives on top into guard.

Liddell controlling from the top position.
Liddell tries to stand but Judge is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Judge looking for a guillotine here but Liddell defends easily.
Liddell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Liddell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Liddell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Judge has his foot on Liddell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liddell works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonathan Liddell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Judge just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell misses with the combination.
Liddell misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Judge connects with a body shot that sends Liddell's belly button to the back.
Liddell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liddell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Judge throws a body shot but no joy.
Judge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonathan Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Judge.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judge moves away.

Judge drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judge passes Liddell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Judge tries to pass to full mount but Liddell defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Judge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Judge is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ricky Judge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell pushes Judge off looking to stand but Judge dives back in and keeps control.
Liddell is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Judge wants to control but Liddell is keeping him busy.

Judge seems to be working for a kimura but Liddell defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Judge trying to pass the guard but Liddell defending well.
Judge trying to control the action but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Judge is stalling here. Liddell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Judge seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Liddell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Judge gets back to half guard.

Judge actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Judge looking for submissions off his back.
Judge has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liddell is working away from the top position though.
Judge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Judge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Judge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Liddell is aware though and is defending well.
Judge trying to control the position.

Judge is looking for a triangle but Liddell pushes his legs off easily.
Judge will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Judge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judge trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.
Liddell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Judge's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Judge will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Judge scores with the left hand. Liddell knows he should have avoided that one.
Liddell throws a lazy uppercut
and Judge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liddell thinking.
Jonathan Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell darts in trying to clinch

and Judge counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Liddell!
Judge is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Judge prevents Liddell from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge cracks Liddell with a big right hand but Liddell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Liddell stops Judge from passing to mount.
Judge tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Liddell tries to escape but Judge is in control.
Liddell has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is looking for a sweep.
Judge just content to control the position.
Judge working away.
Judge moves into full mount!
Liddell is squirming around, avoiding Judge's attempts to control the action.
Liddell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Liddell is in trouble now - Judge has advanced to mount!
Judge unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Liddell wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Judge celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Judge!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ricky Judge waved his t-shirt featuring KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.